July 11, 2019
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Andreas Krause as country manager for Germany and established a new office in Cologne. With an existing office in Munich, BHSI said it underwrites property, casualty, medical malpractice, marine and executive & professional …
March 1, 2019
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the industrial insurance unit of Allianz Group, has appointed Hans-Joerg Mauthe as regional CEO for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Based in Munich, he will be responsible for the German market and for …
January 18, 2019
Germany and China on Friday signed agreements to strengthen coordination in banking, finance and capital markets, and pledged to further open market access and deepen cooperation to broaden economic ties. The agreements were reached after a two-day visit to Beijing …
January 17, 2019
Germany and China are working on ways to improve market access for each other’s banks and insurers, the German finance minister said on Thursday, and he welcomed plans by China and the United States to ease trade tensions through talks. …
September 26, 2018
Insurtech startup Coya has launched home content insurance cover, designed to be “affordable, transparent and easily accessible.” But Berlin-based Coya said home insurance is just the start and many other forms of insurance are planned. Coya’s flexible contracts can be …
July 5, 2018
Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to sell almost 90 percent of its German Generali Leben unit to a company owned by Cinven Ltd. and Hannover Re in a deal that values the business at about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion.) The …
June 28, 2018
Italy’s Generali is expected to start exclusive talks shortly over the potential sale of its 40 billion euro ($48 billion) German life insurance portfolio to private equity-backed Viridium, a person close to the matter said. Generali and Viridium declined to …
March 2, 2018
Athene Holding Ltd. and Viridium Group GmbH submitted binding bids for Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s 40 billion-euro ($49 billion) German life insurance portfolio, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Generali is working with Morgan Stanley to evaluate bids, the …
September 29, 2017
Generali Deutschland has launched the next phase of its program to reorganize in Germany, which is one of Generali’s core markets. The program is designed to strengthen and streamline operations, while building the Generali Deutschland brand, said the company in …
July 19, 2017
A group representing German insurers says the rioting that accompanied the Group of 20 summit earlier this month could cost insurance companies up to 12 million euros ($13.8 million). Host city Hamburg saw three nights of violence amid anti-globalization protests …